The sea trade ports of Ukraine for January - June, 2009 reduced transfer of freights by 21,2%, in comparison with the similar period of 2008, - from 67 million 014 thousand tons to 52 million 782 thousand tons. About it reported in the Ministry of transport and communication of Ukraine.

According to the ministry, from 18 ports for the reporting period volumes of transfer increased only four: Kerch - for 24,6%, to 1 million 899 thousand tons; Kherson - for 2,6%, to 1 million 568 thousand tons; Sevastopol - for 0,9%, to 202,5 thousand tons and Ust - Danube - for 16,9%, to 46,3 thousand tons.

At the same time the Ilyichevsky port reduced cargo transfer by 12,5% - to 8 million 273 thousand tons; Odessa - for 20,7%, to 14 million 174 thousand tons; Youzhny port - for 17,3%, to 9 million 224 thousand tons; Mariupol - for 30,2%, to 5 million 447 thousand tons;Nikolaev- for 17,3%, to 4 million 039 thousand tons; Feodosiysky - for 8%, to 1 million 381 thousand tons; Izmail - for 50,8%, to 1 million 906 thousand tons; Berdyansk - for 39,9%, to 797,0 thousand tons; Evpatoriysky - for 11,8%, to 956,6 thousand tons; Oktyabrsk port - for 25,1%, to 1 million 184 thousand tons; Reniysky - for 54,7%, to 870,3 thousand tons; Skadovsky - for 36,3%, to 342,2 thousand tons.

The general cargo transfer of the ports of Ukraine in 2008, according to Mintranssvyaz, made 132 million 178 thousand tons that is 7% more than an indicator of 2007. In particular, transfer of freights for export grew by 12% in comparison with 2007 - to 60 million 196 thousand tons, import - for 21% - to 15 million 132 thousand tons.

The highest indicators for all history of activity showed the Odessa sea trade port - 34 million 562 thousand tons and the Nikolaev sea trade port - 9 million 254 thousand tons. The greatest indicator for years of independence of Ukraine reached the Kherson sea trade port - 4 million 264 thousand tons.

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